Configure Basic Settings

In the Admin username field, enter the user name for
the cluster administrator (typically mapr). This is the
operating system admin user name for all machines in the cluster.

In the Authentication type field, select
Password or SSH public
key.

In the Admin password field, enter the password for
the Admin user. The password must be between 12 and 72 characters long and
must have three of the following:

One lower case character

One upper case character

One number

One special character that is not "\" or "-".

Note: For cloud deployments, the installer uses the Cluster Admin Password
as the MySQL root password when it creates a MySQL database for certain
services that require a database.

Confirm (re-enter) the Admin password.

In the Subscription field, enter the subscription
option that is appropriate for your installation.

In the Resource group field, select the option to
create a new resource group, or select the option to use an existing group.
If you want to create a new resource group, type the name of the resource
group.

In the Location field, select your region.

Click OK.

Configure the MapR Cluster Configuration

In the MapR cluster name field, enter a name for the
cluster.

In the Cluster admin password field, enter the
password for the UID mapr. The password must be at least 6
characters, no more than 30 characters, and must include at least one upper
case letter, one lower case letter, and one numeric digit.

Confirm the password.

In the MEP version field, select the MapR Expansion
Pack (MEP) version if it is not preselected for you.

Complete the Node Configuration

In the Virtual Machine Size menu, select a VM size.
Click View all to see the supported machines for the
selected region.

In the Disk count field, enter the number of
disks.

In the Disk type field, select between SSD and HDD
disks.

In the Disk size field, enter the disk size in
gigabytes.

Click OK.

Configure Global Access and Security

In the Virtual network field, create a new virtual
network or choose an existing one.

In the Subnets menu, specify as needed:

Private subnet name

Private subnet address prefix

Public subnet name

Public subnet address prefix

In the Public internet access CIDR field, enter the
public Internet access CIDR. (Use * for all Internet traffic.) This field
allows you to set or restrict the outside Internet IP addresses that can
access the cluster.

In the Install OpenVPN field, select
True if you want to install OpenVPN. For more
information about OpenVPN, see Using OpenVPN.

In the OpenVPN login user field, specify a user name
for OpenVPN.

In the OpenVPN login user password field, specify a
password for OpenVPN. The password must be at least 6 characters, no more
than 30 characters, and must include at least one upper case letter, one
lower case letter, and one numeric digit.

Confirm the password.

Click OK.

Complete the Summary Information and Purchase

Review the summary information. If necessary, navigate back through the
menus to make corrections or updates.

Click OK.

On the Purchase screen, click Purchase.

Gain Access to the Cluster

Navigate to the Resource Groups menu to monitor the
creation of the resource group.

To see the outputs you can use to gain access to the cluster or the MapR
Installer, navigate to Deployments.

Use a tool such as OpenVPN to connect to the virtual machine. For more
information, see Using OpenVPN.

Once you are connected, you can click the
MAPRINSTALLERURL to start the web-based
installer. The installer status page shows links to resources you can use to
get more information about the cluster. To log on to the MapR Control System
(MCS), click the Administration Server link.